Parkinson's disease takes promising catcher out of the game

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In this photo taken Thursday, Juyl 18, 2013, Ben Petrick, special consultant to the Hillsboro Hops, a class A affiliate of the Arizona Diamonbacks, walks with his daughter Makena Petrick and his nephew, Jackson Petrick, right, as his daughter gets set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game on "Parkinsons Awareness Night" in Hillsboro, Ore. Just more than a decade has passed since Petrick was a promising catcher for the Colorado Rockies. The quick onset of Parkinson's forced him to retire at the age of 27. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)